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A.5 ASSURANCES
<br />The Department and Subrecipient agree that all activity pursuant to this Agreement will be in accordance
<br />with all the appticable current federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations.
<br />4.6 CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBART\4ENT. SUSPENStON. OR tNELtGtBtLlTy
<br />As federal funds are a basis for this Agreement, the Subrecipient certifies that the Subrecipient is not
<br />presently debarred, suspended, proposed fordebarment, declared ineligible, orvoluntarily excluded from
<br />participating in this Agreement by any federal department or agency.
<br />The Subrecipient shall complete, sign, and retum a Ceftification Regarding Debarment, $uspensrbn,
<br />lneltgibility, and Voluntary Exclusion form located at httos:l/mil,wa.gov/requirgdgtantforms. Any such form
<br />completed by the Subrecipient for this Agreement shall be incorporated into this Agreement by reference.
<br />Further, the Subrecipient agrees to comply with all applicable federal regulations concerning the federal
<br />debarment and suspension system, including 2 CFR Part 180. The Subrecipient certifies that it will ensure
<br />that potential contractors or subrecipients or any of their principals are not debaned, suspended,
<br />proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in "covered
<br />transactions" by any federal department or agency. "Covered transactions" include procurement
<br />contracts for goods or services awarded under a non-procurement transaction (e.g. grant or cooperative
<br />agreement) that are expected to equal or exceed $25,000, and subawards to Subrecipients for any
<br />amount. With respect to covered transactions, the Subrecipient may comply with this provision by
<br />obtaining a certification statement from the potential contractor or subrecipient or by checking the SystemforAwardManagementWmaintainedbythefederalgovernment.TheSubrecipient
<br />also agrees not to enter into any arrangements or contracts with any party on the Washington StateDepartment of Labor and lndustries' "Debaned Contractor L,bf'
<br />{hfipq:#secure.lni,wa.oovlde-barandstr:ike/Contractor:gefuifLisl.aso$}. The Subrecipient also agrees not
<br />to enter into any agreements or contracts for the purchase of goods and services with any party on the
<br />Department of Enterprise Services' Debaned Vendor List (https:lwww.des.wa.qov/seruices/contractinq-
<br />nu rchasinc/doi no-busi nassFatatg/vendor-dabarnnentl.
<br />4.7 CERT|FICAT|ON REcARptNc RESTRTCTTONS ON LOBBYING
<br />As required by 44 CFR Part 18, the Subrecipient hereby certifies that to the best of its knowledge and
<br />belief: (1) no federally appropriated tunds have been paid or will be paid by or on behatt-ot tne
<br />Subrecipient to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an oflicer or employee of an agency,
<br />a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress
<br />in connection with the awarding of any federal contract, the making of any federal grant, the making of
<br />any federal loan, the entering into of any cooperalive agreement, and the extension, continuation,
<br />renewal, amendment, or modification of any federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement (2)
<br />that if any funds other than federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for
<br />inlluencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an
<br />officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this
<br />Agreement, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, the Subrecipient willcomplete and submlt Standard
<br />Form-LLL, "Disclosure Form to Repoft Lobbying," in accordance with its instructions; (3) and that, as
<br />applicable, the Subrecipient will require that the language of this certification be included in the award
<br />documents for all subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under grants,
<br />loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all Subrecipienls shallcertiff and disclose accordingly. This
<br />certilication is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when thls transaclion was
<br />made or entered into and is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by 31
<br />u.s.c. 1352.
<br />A.8 COMPLIANCE WTH APPLICABLE STATUTES. RULES A.N.D DEPARTMENT POLICIES
<br />The Subrecipient and all its contractors and subrecipients shall comply with, and the Department is not
<br />responsible for determining compliance with, any and all applicable federal, state, and local laws,
<br />regulations, executive orders, OMB Circulars, and/or policies. This obligation includes, but is not limited
<br />to: nondiscrimination laws and/or policies, Energy Policy and Gonservation Act (PL 94-163, as amended),
<br />the Americanswith Disabilities Act (ADA), Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Title Vl of the Civit Rights Act
<br />of 19O4, Civil Rights Act of 1968, the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act,
<br />(PL 93-288, as amended), Ethics in Public Service (RCW42.52), Covenant Against Contingent Fees (48
<br />CFR Section 52.20$5), Public Records Act (RCW 42.56), Prevailing Wages on Public Works (RCW
<br />39.12),StateEnvironmentalPolicyAct(RCW43.21C),shorelineManagementActof 1971 (RCWgO,5S),
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